A family in Murfreesboro, Tenn., is suing the County Board of Education claiming their daughters were kicked off the Siegel High School girls' basketball team after complaining about being hazed.

While the school board admits that offensive touching took place on one occasion, they say the student-athletes were kicked off the team for repeatedly skipping practice. According to a court document, one girl cleaned out her locker and expressed an intention to quit.

The school board says the the "offensive touching" that took place was not necessarily sexual in nature. The student responsible was reprimanded.

While the team member did receive some discipline for "goosing" the other three players or poking them between the buttocks, law enforcement authorities did not charge her with any criminal activity, said James Evans, spokesman for Rutherford County Schools.

"(Police) found no validity to their allegations," Evans said.

The family's lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee in Nashville, alleges a violation of Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972.

Meanwhile, the parents filing the lawsuit have been instructed to stay off school property after one or both of them threatened students and school officials during a basketball game, according to the school board's statement in the document.

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An undefeated record meant nothing for a little league softball team that fell short in the sportsmanship game.

Atlee Little League softball was headed to the Junior League World Series until they were disqualified after a few members of the team posted a Snapchat photo of themselves giving the middle finger to their competitors – Kirkland American Little League from Washington.

According to a report from Huffington Post, the Little League International Tournament Committee made their decision just hours before Atlee was supposed to take the field in the world series.

Little League spokesman Kevin Fountain said the picture violated the organization’s policies, “regarding unsportsmanlike conduct, inappropriate use of social media, and the high standard that Little League International holds for all its participants.”

Kirkland, the team Atlee beat to advance, will take Atlee’s place in the Junior World Series.

Atlee Jr League ball team. Coach should man up & support the disqualify decision. I feel sorry for the rest of team NOT in middle finger pic pic.twitter.com/NKBknrjEX6

Chris Mardigian, head coach for Atlee, told RVA Sports Network that the girls in the photo were responding to harassment they’d endured from Kirkland during the tournament they’d been playing in. A Kirkland baserunner was ejected for stealing signals from the Atlee team and giving them to their batter.

A Kirkland coach was also ejected from the game, the Times-Dispatch reported.

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